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| Contact: Christine Hill (612) 873-5719 |
12/08/08 |
On Saturday, Dec. 13 skiers will race at Theodore Wirth Park to raise money for health disparities and resuscitation research in the Emergency Department at Hennepin County Medical Center. The second annual "Preseason Physical" ski event is sponsored by Hennepin County Medical Center's Emergency Medicine Department and the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will be participating in this family-friendly event for skiers at all levels of experience.
“Last year’s event was a huge success,” said HCMC emergency physician and cross country skier Jim Miner, MD. “We had a great turnout and lots of support for the important research being conducted at HCMC.”
The official Sprint or 10Km Freestyle Race begins at 9 a.m., followed by a 2Km Tour and 1Km Kids Race at 10 a.m. Registration opens at 8 a.m. at the Theodore Wirth Chalet. The race entry fee is $25 per person, with all proceeds supporting research at Hennepin County Medical Center's Department of Emergency Medicine. Prizes will be provided by: Rossignol, Toko, Integrative Health and Training, Gear West Ski and Run and others. Other sponsors include: Endurance Athlete, Finn Sisu Integrative Health and Training.
What: Preseason Physical Ski Race
When: Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008 at 9 a.m.; Registration at 8 a.m. in Chalet
Where: Theodore Wirth Park, 1339 Theodore Wirth Parkway, Minneapolis
Who: Public invited to participate; sponsored by Hennepin County Medical Center's Emergency Department, the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation and Endurance Athlete
Hennepin County Medical Center is a public acute care, research, and teaching hospital repeatedly recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America's Best Hospitals.
The Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation is Minnesota's third-largest non-profit medical research organization. It ranks in the top 7 percent of all institutions receiving research funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Hennepin County Medical Center offers a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient hospital and clinical services and has been named one of the nation's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 11 years in a row.
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